got ourselves great weather. this time yesterday morning, you were close to 80. how about that. we have a look at dry air and clear skies. and that will take us through the day with sunshine. we will hit 81 by lunchtime and 85 the two degree guaranteed high. going outside, we open up the windows when you drive around town and say, ah. >> reporter: we love that natural air conditioning. that's always the best. at least for me anyway. we are doing okay out there. no major accidents to report on 95 north of the city or the southwest side. let's look at the jfx at northern parkway. pretty quiet. that's southbound traffic to the right. northbound on the left. a lot of people still getting out the door. so no incidents in your way here. still just wrapping up overnight construction. 95 northbound at route 32. they are trying to take away the two right lanes there. 95 northbound at light street we have construction.

and on the other side of the road 95 southbound past russell streets in the right lane. one more the outer loop at 795. megan. >> thanks so much. a minute after 5. she was trying to cross the street when something terrible happened. a teenage girl and her boyfriend struck by a car. abc2 news linda so joins us with more and an emotional vigil they had for the teen. >> reporter: we are learning more about her condition. shock trauma says she is in critical condition and a family friend says the 17-year-old is kept alive on a ventilator so she can donate her organs. dozens of friends gathered for kara mitchy and sean williams snyder were hit by a car tuesday night them the paid tribute with songs and a candlelight vigil. they were trying to cross ritchie highway when they were hit. police say the two were not in the crosswalk. sheen is -- sean is in critical condition and his condition declined since being taken there. those who knew kara said she

was a great friend and are touched by the fact she will save seven lives with donated organs. elizabeth benfeld's daughter was friends with her. >> she is crazy and goofy and she was the greatest friend to me and my children and my daughter is her best friend and she took care of my youngest very well. we went on trips together. she is just an amazing person. >> reporter: now anne arundel county police are working to put more signs in the area to alert drivers and pedestrian. no word if any charges will be filed against the driver but officials say the driver was not speeding or drinking. in the studio, linda so, abc2 news. >> linda, thank you. the cecil county sheriff office is investigating a accident in northeast acore together -- according to the city of

elkton. a passenger was killed. he graduated last month from perryville high school. two other 18-year-old men were also injured. a baby died following an accident in northeast baltimore. the car smashed right into a tree yesterday evening and it happened near the 2700 block of alameda at harford road near clifton park. there were three people inside and a man, a 2-year-old and a baby. police say the baby was thrown from that car. news time is 3 minutes after 5. pasadena man is behind bars this morning accused of stabbing his wife to death at their home on jones road. this is the daughter you can see her arm wrapped up in banneddages. that's because she tried to save her mother's life early yesterday morning. we learn the married couple was in the midst of a divorce. stephen salb faces the charge of first-degree murder. friends and family pay final respects today to bob bell. the car dealer died sunday. he had been diagnosed with

leukemia. he leaves behind a wife, five daughters, 20 grandchildren and numerous great grandchildren. a christian burial will be held at st. louis catholic church in clarksville. an mta bus driver died from meningitis. the 46-year-old went into union memorial hospital on tuesday. the family is being treated but only as a precaution. the health department says the bacteria is not casually transmitted and the risk to the public is extremely low. all right. now this is something we were telling you about. one chance to sound off in person about the proposed toll hikes. the final public hearing is going to be held tonight at in berlin from 5:30 until 8 many you can always submit your comments in writing to the maryland transportation authority. the deadline for the written comments august 1st. commuters will nats new enhanced streetlights at the light rail station as part of an fort to boost safety at the security station and

surrounding neighborhoods. they have been installed and this afternoon executive john leopold will activate the lights. we are getting closer to the baltimore grand prix race and transportation officials are trying to make sure every eye is dotted and t crossed so the race can run smoothly. they are holding public meetings to keep drivers informed about the traffic changes. sherrie johnson is live with the details. >> reporter: well, all is quiet right now here on light street. but pretty soon, we could see more traffic congestion as we prepare for the baltimore grand prix. it's going to be the festival of speed coming up labor day weekend. and in preparation, the department of transportation is holding open houses to help drivers plan ahead for traffic changes. last night was the first meeting. it was. >> the large turnout from the public. other meetings will be held the at the meritot water front and tomorrow at the tremont grand hotel. barriers will go up at the end

of the month. traffic will get tighter as we get closer to the labor day weekend. businesses and people who live in the immediate area will be contacted personally. >> we like people to be able to plan ahead to seek alternative routes whether the routes means how to get around in the actual downtown area or rants on how to get around the downtown area if they wish to avoid traffic associated with the event. >> reporter: in august, transportation officials will have a website up and running to try to give people more information about the race. reporting live in downtown baltimore, sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >> all right, thanks a lot. mother nature continues packing a major punch across the u.s. >> stay with us. up next, which rocky mountain city cleaning up following the most recent round of severe storms. plus, could drinking too much water be hazardous to your health. we will look when "good morning maryland" continues. we are first and only at 4:30.

that looks and sounds nasty. severe weather rolled through colorado. the video in from the denver area of strong storms that dropped hail and heavy rains and reports of minor flooding. we saw rain last night which i think we needed the rain. >> we did. i think you agree with that justin. but what's more pleasing is what came in behind the front. cooler temperatures. >> ah. >> yes. >> feels so good. and we are not going to be in the 90s for a nice change of pace. 92 yesterday the high temperature. yes, the storms came in a little after the lunch hour and south of annapolis by 5 or 6:00 and southern maryland and they got rain in the lower eastern shore. yesterday, 85 at york, p.a. you can see the boundary of the nice cool air to the north. this morning, near 59. still 68 in baltimore. and in terms of numbers, that's actually a little bit above

where we belong. we will drop more but the drop in the humidity is a main factor. our dew point the point in the atmosphere when the temperatures would cause moisture to condense and get fog, that was nearp 0 -- 70 and it's in the near 50sright now. because of the dry air, lots of sun. sun coms -- comes up at 5:53. wean 65 and 70 by 8 and 85 degrees for this afternoon's two degree guaranteed high. let's see what he happening on the roads once -- what's happening on the roads once again. >> reporter: southbound on 795 to the beltway, no incidents in your way. that's good news. let's look at the jfx at cold spring. no problems to report here. we have volume southbound to the left of your screen as people head downtown. right now, when you know we talk about construction, there's nothing going on. we are wrapping up things right now scheduled to be wrapped up outer loop at 795. 95 southbound past russe and also 95 -- russell and 95

northbound by light street. you drink eight glasses of water a day? the practice may not be helping your health. this is a first we have heard. the article published in the british medical journal says that drinking water when you are not thirsty can affect your overall concentration. the article's author says the benefits of drinking water are exaggerated by the groups who stand to profit from you drinking more water.always someone behind it and it's money. there's always a counterstudy. tomorrow it will be that drinking water is good for you. so. >> this just in, water quenches your thirst. who knew? stay with thus morning, itappears the debt ceiling negotiation continues. >> what it could mean if they can't come to a resolution by the beginning of august. plus, what minnesota's government shutdown could mean for local businesses in the state. you are watching "good morning maryland" first and only at 4:30 in the morning.

now "good morning maryland." welcome back on this

thursday morning. just a few days ago, we were told a deficit deal was near. but just last night, the biggest breakdown in talks thus far with president obama walking out. the pressure is building as the clock strikes down to the deadline of august 2nd. karen travers has the latest on what's proving to be tense talks. >> reporter: in the nation's capital, the temperatures are soar aing and tempers are flaring. president obama sits down again today with congressional leaders after yesterday's meeting that both parties says it was the most tense yesterday. president obama got into a heated exchange with house minority leader eric kantor. kantor again suggested a short- term increase to the credit limit to avoid a default. a frustrated president obama again issued a veto threat. don't call my bluff he said. and walked out of the meeting. senate minority leader issued his warning to republicans. failure to raise the debt ceiling could be a political

disaster. >> i refuse to help barack obama get reelected by marching republicans into a position where we have coownership of a bad economy. >> reporter: the contentious stalemate is having serious implications. moody's credit agency says they are considering a possible downgrade to the credit rating. >> i think it's fairly safe to say that the stock market would get hit, the bond market would get hit and the economy would get hit. >> reporter: paul rawlings and jan are retireees in north carolina leaving off the 401k retirement -- like off the 401k retirement fund and worried it could take another hit in four years. >> if we got hit the same way we did before we would lose our house and look for a rental apartment in very short order. >> reporter: the president told congressional leaders they have until friday to decide whether a deal on deficit cuts is possible or whether it's time to focus on avoiding a default. karen travers, abc news, washington. 17 minutes after five right

now. it may be a little harder to find a cold one in minnesota. that's because the state government shutdown bars and liquor stores that sell cruel are unable to renew a retailer's -- that sell -- in that -- >> in that last crush people were processing the buy's cards. >> miller coors is forced toa because the company was not able to renew the brand label registration before the government shutdown on july 2nd. so, some of the 22,000 state employees are now out of work. news from around the nation, while parts of the u.s. are baking, some in new zealand look at that, justin, there you go. wintery weather heavy snow falling across the south island

closing schools in new zealand. and roads and ski resorts had to shut down. >> this will be the worst i've seen it up here for about 15 odd years. it just seems to come every night and we can't keep up with it. >> drivers are adviced to put the chains on the tires and it appears they are hoping to reach the slopes as well if they can make it down the snowy roads to get the ski -- to the ski resorts. justin jumped up and looked at the monitor because you know how much he loves the snow. >> he is thinking where's that? new zealand you can't visit. >> it's near winter but the southern hemisphere for the last few years has been showing up above normal snowfall. in fact, the south america one of the driest deserts in the planet in chile had three feet of snow earlier this week. even johannesburg south africa with record snowfall last winter for their winter. first time in about 50 years for them. here's deal. we have 68 right now. we can't talk about snow. we want to talk about air

conditioning. and turning it off. and just enjoilg the night -- shall enjoying the nice refreshing air. 50s around great lakes. watch for 70s across the deep south and there's still some oppressive weather down there. high pressure has come in control for us. the heat staying to the south as high pressure brings down the cool air. this area of low pressure stirring up east of cape cod dragging down the northerly flow. wind could be brisk today. you may hear about the wind at the british open causing problems and maybe even impacting some of the tee placements. you didn't know i was paying attention but for us, we will talk about winds that are going to bring in refreshing air and may bring in cloudiness next couple days. but it's going to feel oh so nice. trying to determine and breakdown the impact of this high pressure system because if we get more of an eastern flow there's a hint in the future radar basically it's our computer model that it may enhance cloud cover tomorrow afternoon after mostly sunny start. that wobt only fly in the

ointment. we are -- that would be the only fly in the ointment. we are expecting clouds to push towards ocean city. it will keep the temperatures down but overall, that's the only adjustment that we might make for forecast. cooler and much more tolerable. outsight today, this afternoon, 85. but about the wind, northeast at 10 to 20 miles per hour. tonight, generally clear and that allows to us dip back to near 60. 50s inland in some spots. and mid-60s downtown and by the bay. check out the extended forecast. i will do more work in the next half-hour and adjust this to add more cloudiness on friday and we are expecting mid 80s and a climb back up to the upper 80s over the weekend. and then the humidity comes back with the 90s early next week. let's get you back to work and on the roads with tonya. >> reporter: mta says bus and rail services are on time. no problems to report there. you doing fine 70 eastbound from marysville to the beltway as well. looking at the jones falls expressway, jfx at west 41st

street overpass. no problems to report here. southbound to the right of the screen a little volume. overnight instruction outer loop at 795, 95 southbound between key highway and 395. charley. >> thanks. he's got them beat. a michigan boy is the guinness world record holder for the young of the professional drummer. listen to him at work. [ music ] >> that video is of julian playing a set of local tv news station in detroit. he is 7 years old but set the record when he was 5. he even has even doorsment deal with several drumming manufacturers. how about that? >> i bet he he does. all right. coming back -- i will bet he does. all right, come back home john sent this to us. his girlfriend is from owings mills and they live in boston but posted this on facebook and wanted us to show you. the two dogs dressed up as hot

dogs. pretty cute isn't it? >> >> yes. >> remember if you have a picture of the day to show off, send it to us, pets, anniversaries, pets in costume, we will take it. send it to morning show at wmar.com and give us the information behind the picture so we can pass it along to everybody else. >> i did the worst thing i am so sorry. >> what did you do? >> i never looked at the picture. so when i responded i just said yes. we don't do that. >> we will show it at 6 because it's really cute. two pugs dressed as hot dogs. stay with us this morning, what was once old may be new again at a grocery store. >> coming, check this out. one market could be doing away with the personal check out. so you can get back to that personal touch. the ladies plan to spend the night out and it's for a very good cause. shopping for a good cause. what? you are watching "good morning maryland" first and only at 4:30. [ female announcer ] welcome to busch gardens virginia,

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5:26. this morning's consumer alert chrysler is recalling nearly

250,000 ram pickup trucks. apparently there's a part in the steering sis them a can actually cause the driver to lose control of the truck. this is pretty importantch the recall affects certain dodge ram truck the 1500, the 2500 and the 3500 pickup trucks 2008 to the -- trucks from 2008 to the current model this year. a supermarket is phasing out the self-check out lanes. albertsons says the customers miss that one-on-one interaction. kroger is going the opposite direction and they are testing out new self-check out technology. and they have a conveyor belt and tunnels that scan the bar codes facing in all directions. >> ladies listen up. tonight the mall in columbia is going to be hosting the third annual girl's night out. it is scheduled to start at 5:00 at center court and it runs until 8. it's going to benefit habitat for humanity of the chesapeake. >> $10 donation for habitat

gives you access to exclusive retailer offers in the evening to sampling the treats and delicious eateries as well as a sneak peek at the next season's upcoming styles. >> all right so the first 300 registered shoppers if you are one you get a girl's night out goody bag including samples from retailers and exclusive coupons. >> you can't go. >> i can't. >> you have to rest. we have babies to worry about. >> i know shopping is not my thing right now anyway. all right. coming up, video of an attack inside a courtroom. >> stay with us. we will show outvideo. why family members a-- you the video. why family members attacked a man escorted into the courtroom. a story of a lifetime following a deadly catch. you are watching, "good morning maryland" first and only at 4:30. but first up to new york for tech bites. >> reporter: in today's tech bites, it is facial profiling. a device will allow officers to take photos of suspects with an

iphone and instantly compare the pictures with those of known criminals. critics argue it constitutes a warrantless search. google is make it easier to down load movie rentals and books to the and droid smart phones a upgrade to the android marketplace allows useers to down load media content directly and view it immediately. netflix customers are not happy about the video services decision to charge separate higher fees for the mail order and streaming video services. 55,000 complaints and counting are posted on the company's facebook page. and it appears amazon will introduce its tablet compute they are year in competition with the ipad. the device will go on sale by october. the tablet mass more uses and larger screen that cinld. those are the tech bites, i am daniel sieberg.